Hey, baby, it's cold outside! Wish we could say that. The low temperature of the past seven days actually hit 65. Here's the seven-day weather summary from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Bluffton University's 14th annual alumni and friends golf scramble on July 16 raised more than $8,000 for university athletics through TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) Bluffton.
Harrod's Colonial Golfers Club hosted the event, which drew 122 golfers from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Florida.
The winners of the scramble received monetary prizes. Richard Bindernagel '79 of Middlebury Heights, OH teamed with Dennis Thompson '78 (Elida, Ohio), James Frisk '78 (Wooster, Ohio) and Jeffrey Deyling '78 (Parma, Ohio) all took home first-place honors.
Larry Ned Althaus, 72, of Bluffton died at 5:40 p.m. July 20, 2011 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was born Dec. 7, 1938 in Bluffton to Henry and Gertrude Diller Althaus. On Dec. 13, 1958 he married Patricia Drury and she survives.
The Bluffton Cattle Club and the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Clubs are selling chicken barbecue tickets. The barbecue will be served at the Bluffton Middle School cafetorium from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, July 24.
Both eat-in or carry-out is available. Tickets are $7.50 each call 419-358-0195. The proceeds will help support the Junior Fair livestock auction.
M.O.P.S. (Mothers of Preschoolers) will hold a free lunch with activities for children from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, July 29, at the Buckeye in Bluffton.
The event is for any mothers of preschoolers, infants through kindergarten.
"We are trying to get the word out about M.O.P.S. and educate people to what we are all about and hopefully help more mothers of young children find a away to connect with others in the same stage of life," said Jami Rehm of the group.
There's a difference between "fresh" corn and corn picked the same morning. You can measure it by time zones.
I know. Jerry Suter told me. I watched his crew pick corn this morning. By now that corn, picked a couple hours ago, is being sold in those familiar red trailers in Bluffton, Pandora, Lima, Findlay, Kenton, Wapakoneta, and some other towns that I can't remember.
"Fresh picked" is a grocery term as Jerry sees its. It really means one, two, three or more days old. Not Suter corn. The corn you buy today is picked today.
Members of the Bluffton Fire Department will be taking orders and serving ice cream at the Bluffton Dairy Freeze on Sunday, July 24, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief.
"A portion of the proceeds will be used to continue to provide training to the members of the department as well as help purchase any needed equipment," he said.
"Please come out this Sunday from 3:30 p.m. to close and enjoy some ice cream served by members of the Bluffton Fire Department," he said.
Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is Thursday, Aug. 4, from noon until 6 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in the Large Room, located at 160 N. Spring St. in Bluffton.
How to donate blood
To schedule an appointment to donate please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org for more information.
Richland Manor donated 4,400 pounds of food to the Bluffton Community Assistance Program's food pantry this week.
Barry Schneck Community Service representative of Richland Manor, said that the food was collected during a June old car cruise-in. In addition to the food that was donated, Richland Manor also provided a $500 check to the food pantry.
Paula McKibben, food pantry coordinator, said that 30 families in the community use the pantry and that about 900 items are needed each month to seek the pantry stocked.
